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Check Your Car Seat: Britax Child Seats Recalled Due To Choking Hazard

Britax child safety seats have been recalled due to a chest clip choking hazard. Is your child's seat model on the list?

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CHARLOTTE, NC -- Some models of Britax child car seats are being recalled due a chest clip tab that may break and become a choking hazard, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday.

According to NHTSA, the rear-facing seat have a center tab on the chest clip that is marked “ABS” that may break. In a June 20 letter to Fort Mill, S.C.-based Britax Child Safety, Inc., NHTSA said the recall could lead to a recall of more than 207,000 child safety seats.

Affected car seats can still be used safely, if the chest clip is removed or the center tab of the clip is monitored for breakage, Britax said Wednesday. “The chest clip is not a required safety device: it is added to the harness system to help position the shoulder straps,” it said.

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Britax will replace the clip free of charge, and car seat owners can call the company at 1-833-474-7016, or visit the company’s recall site here. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)

To determine if your car seat is affected by the recall, Britax recommends:

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  1. Look for the Date of Manufacture (DOM) label on the back of the infant car seat shell.
  2. Compare the DOM details to the model numbers and date range listed on the site.
  3. If your seat is affected and you registered your seat, you will automatically be sent a free replacement chest clip.
  4. If your seat is affected and you didn't register your seat, you can order your free kit here: www.bsafe35clip.com.
  5. Until you receive your replacement chest clip, you can continue to safely use the car seat as long as you remove your current chest clip or monitor the center tab of the chest clip for signs of breakage.
  6. Before installing the new replacement chest clip, review the printed step-by-step instructions and/or watch the how-to video on the site.
  7. Do not return product to the retailer.

The recall include seats from the following product lines:

  • Britax B-Safe 35
  • Britax B-Safe 35 Elite
  • Britax B-Safe 35 Elite Travel System
  • Britax B-Safe 35 Travel System
  • Britax BOB B-Safe 35

Recall Model Numbers Include:

  • E1A183F
  • E1A185M
  • E1A185P
  • E1A186R
  • E1A203F
  • E1A205M
  • E1A205P
  • E1A206X
  • E1A206Z
  • E1A207E
  • E9LU65V
  • E9LU66X
  • E9LU66Z
  • E9LU67D
  • E9LU67E
  • EXA185M
  • S02063600
  • S02063700
  • S03803400
  • S03803500
  • S03803700
  • S03803800
  • S03803900
  • S04144400
  • S04144500
  • S04144600
  • S04145000
  • S04402800
  • S04884200
  • S04884300
  • S04975600
  • S04978900
  • S05260200
  • S06020300
  • S06020400
  • S06020500
  • S06020600
  • S06020700
  • S06020800
  • S06020900
  • S06147100
  • S921800
  • E1A215T
  • E1A215U
  • E1A216P
  • E1A221Q
  • E1A225C
  • E1A225U
  • E1A226L
  • E9LS51Q
  • E9LS56C
  • E9LS56L
  • E9LS57F
  • E9LS57G
  • E9LS57H
  • EXA216L
  • S01298600
  • S02063800
  • S02063900
  • S02064000
  • S04281200
  • S04281300
  • S04628500
  • S06018800
  • S06020000
  • S06020200
  • S923700
  • E9LT34A
  • E9LT34C
  • E9LT35X
  • EXLT34A.

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